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Ceriostella parva

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae

Taxonomy
Isastrea parva was named by Smith (1927).

It was recombined as Cyathocoenia parva by Smith (1927) and Montanaro-Gallitelli et al. (1979); it was recombined as Elysastraea parva by Stanley (1979); it was synonymized subjectively with Crassistella juvavica by Caruthers and Stanley (2008); it was recombined as Ceriostella parva by Roniewicz and Stanley (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Cyathocoenia parva Smith
1927Isastrea parva Smith p. 128 figs. Pl 114, figs 7-9
1979Cyathocoenia parva Montanaro-Gallitelli et al.
1979Elysastraea parva Stanley
2013Ceriostella parva Roniewicz and Stanley p. 954 figs. 8.11, 8.12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPamiroseriidaeMelnikova 1984
genusCeriostella
speciesparva()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ceriostella parva Smith 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-10 11:03:11
Modified: 2008-02-10 13:03:11
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Morycowa 1988

Age range: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Nevada) Elysastraea parva (100391)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) Ceriostella parva (150761 150763 150764) Elysastraea parva (100412)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Alaska) Elysastraea parva (100531) Isastrea parva (33424 112237)